Violence and the World's Religious Traditions
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Author Description
Is Religion Inherently Predisposed To Violence? Or Has Religion Been Taken Hostage By A Politics Of Aggression? The Years Since The End Of The Cold War Have Shown A Noticeable Shift In Patterns Of Religious Extremism, Accentuating The Uncomfortable, Complex, And Oft-misunderstood Relationship Between Religion And Violence. The Essays In This Succinct New Volume Examine That Relationship By Offering A Well-rounded Look At Violence As It Appears In The World's Most Prominent Religious Traditions, Exploring Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, African, And Pacific Island Texts And Practices. The Essays In Violence And The World's Religious Traditions Explore The Ways In Which Specific Religions Have Justified Acts Of Destruction, In History, In Scripture, And In The Contemporary World. But The Collection Also Offers An Investigation Of Religious Symbols And Practices, Shedding New Light On The Very Nature Of Religion And Confronting The Question Of How Deeply Intertwined Are Violence And Faith.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates whether religion is inherently predisposed to violence or if it is frequently co-opted by political agendas of aggression. Edited by scholars Michael K. Jerryson, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Margo Kitts, the text compiles a series of essays that analyze the intersection of faith and conflict. By examining historical, scriptural, and contemporary contexts, the authors aim to clarify the complex relationship between religious doctrine and destructive behavior.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comparative analysis of Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, African, and Pacific Island traditions.
- Examination of religious symbols and practices as they relate to conflict.
- Historical and scriptural justifications for violence within major world religions.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide an exhaustive history of every global religious sect.
- It does not offer a singular, unified theory of religious violence, focusing instead on diverse case studies.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this collection as a valuable resource for understanding the multifaceted nature of religious extremism in the post-Cold War era. Readers frequently note that the prose maintains an academic tone while remaining accessible to students and researchers interested in the sociology of religion.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
ISBN-10:
0190649674
ISBN-13:
9780190649678
Religion
Violence and Society
Sociology of Religion
History of religion